African-American newspapers thriving amid industry slump

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Newspapers nationwide have drastically cut down on production, a result of a slump in advertising and a drop in readership.
That’s not the case with part of the industry — African-American-owned newspapers — which are still going strong. Much of the success comes from changes in one of Austin’s mostly-black communities.
For 44 years, East Austin’s “The Villager” newspaper has been free of charge. That’s what Tommie Wyatt